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Backer211b
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01/17/2013 |
Medium
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Mild
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Medium
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Unnoticeable
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| RAF pilots tobacco. Deserves the DFC.
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Tom
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01/12/2013 |
Medium
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Mild
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Medium
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Pleasant
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| A wonderful all day English blend. It has a slightly sweet yet delicate smoky flavour that entices me to pop the tin for more! SG has done an excellent job on this one will be buying more.
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sirchud68
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12/27/2012 |
Mild to Medium
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Extremely Mild
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Medium
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Tolerable
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| Not a bad blend. I bought this and a tin of Rattray's Black Mallory. Being two different blends, I still tend to reach for the B.M. more often then not. Once I finish this tin I will update my review. As of now I think S.L. is O.K. Try it out!
Update. Alright! I have given this blend it's due attention and see why it has such a great rep. A very pleasant "English". Not too strong, not too weak. A perfect medium mixture, all day smoke even. I've already given this blend three stars right off the bat and see I've hit the mark, as far as I'm concerned. I would recommend this blend to anyone seeking to enter the realm of English blends.
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SmoothingIt
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12/08/2012 |
Medium
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Medium
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Medium to Full
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Pleasant to Tolerable
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| After sampling a A LOT of different tobaccos, I have found that Squadron Leader is always at the top of my list. It's not overly complicated with flavors. It's just a fine English smoke. It's great for beginners as well as the seasoned smoker. I've found that a bowl of Squadron Leader in the morning is as nice as a bowl of Squadron Leader in the evening and for all of the times in between. It is definitely my top choice for an all day smoke.
I'd also comment that the tin is nice and nostalgic - just as the tobacco found inside of it.
My only two other thoughts - it is always far too moist for me upon opening. My last tin needed thorough drying before it smoked well. Also, I found that the bulk seems to be a better smoke than from a tin.
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CochenBallstein
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12/03/2012 |
Medium
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Medium
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Pleasant to Tolerable
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| This is one of the finer medium English blends available and it's no wonder it's been a favorite of pipe smokers for a very, very long time. SG does a fine job with it's blends and the quality of leaf in this particular blend is noticeably good. You can't go wrong with Squadron Leader as it stays consistent year after year. Ages especially well if the tin is kept in a humidor. Or buy it in bulk, if you can find it.
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Kruppstahl
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11/14/2012 |
Medium
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Mild
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Mild to Medium
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Pleasant
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| Bought my first tin of SL in Gibraltar, four years ago, while working on a ship wreck there. It was a "blind purchase" I had no idea what I was getting into. Right from the get go, I knew this was the English for me. It has all the right stuff. Right scent from the tin, right moisture content, (sometimes can use a little drying time), packed right, burned right, tasted right, vitamin N content right, and dottled out right. I smoke it slowly and have never found it to bite. If you're just getting into English tobaccos, you won't go wrong in trying this one. It can be difficult to find, which only suggests to me that many others think the same way I do about it.
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samcoffeeman
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11/09/2012 |
Medium
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Medium
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Pleasant to Tolerable
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| First bowl review: I had high expectations from this after having read the reviews and my experience with SG FVF. I'm not disappointed at all. This is a very nice english blend. Good tin aroma and appearance. The beginning of the bowl produced a creamy buttery feeling on the palate, with a smooth satisfying smoke. I felt the latakia took over a bit too much towards the latter part of the bowl, as a metallic flavor came a bit too strong. This is a very minor complaint, and again only first bowl impression. Rating: Enjoyable. I still enjoyed the toke overall and look forward to experiencing it again.
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dr.joe54
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10/20/2012 |
Mild to Medium
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Mild to Medium
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Mild to Medium
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| This is the first of two non-aromatics I've tried in a long time. After a couple of pipefuls of JR's house english blend I tried this stuff and was pleasantly surprised. I thoroughly enjoyed it right down to the bottom of the bowl. I've put aside several pipes to be used only with non-aromatics from now on. My palate is not educated enough to distinguish the nuances of each type of tobacco in a blend but I know I like this tobacco a lot and will keep it as one of my "regulars."
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Mesh
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10/09/2012 |
Mild to Medium
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Extremely Mild
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Medium
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Tolerable
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| As others have said, this is an Oriental-forward blend. It's only after I smoked Samuel Gawith's pure Izmir tobacco that I came to appreciate just how dominant it is here. It's a good all-day blend, but you should certainly look elsewhere if it's a 'Lat bomb' you're after.
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TEO
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09/15/2012 |
Medium
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Medium
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Tolerable
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| Someone talks about complexity about this SG classic but I can't really sense it. I feel this blend is solid as stone because it is quite simple & "mathematic" instead. I mean, Virginia, OK, a little latakia not stealing the stage to that musky oriental leading on the back from the beginning to the end. Solid & recommended, even for an all-day.
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twoadaydanny
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09/11/2012 |
Mild to Medium
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Mild to Medium
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Tolerable
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| The perfect all day, every day English. A smidgen of Latakia provides depth, and the orientals sing. Utterly more-ish. My "pick one" desert island tobacco.
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alfa
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09/06/2012 |
Medium
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Extremely Mild
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Medium
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Tolerable
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| as opposite SG 1792 flake, Squadron Leader SG is one of my favorite tobaccos.
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Eric
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09/06/2012 |
Medium
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Extremely Mild
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Medium
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Tolerable
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| Very nice "all day smoke" style blend. I got this as a replacement to Frog Morton as it is along the same lines but burns better and has more flavor, although I believe Frog Morton tastes better. Very happy with it.
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Tumbaki
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09/04/2012 |
Mild
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Mild to Medium
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Mild to Medium
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Pleasant to Tolerable
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| A tip of the hat to Sam Gawith. This is a superior blend to be enjoyed by all smokers. My favourites before becoming unavailable were the Tashir Mixture and No. 10. Squadron Leader satisfies me from sunup to sundown. Try it, it is most enjoyable.
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Scamp
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08/22/2012 |
Medium
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Extremely Mild
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Medium to Full
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Tolerable to Strong
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| I've tasted better latakia blends than this (night cap, black mallory, king charles mixture,) but to me it still bears all the characteristics of what a good English latakia blend should be like. A good smoke, would buy it again.
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johnstaf
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08/09/2012 |
Medium
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Medium
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Pleasant
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| This was the first tobacco I ever smoked, and by the second day I was craving what I now know to be orientals.
A delightfully old fashioned no-nonsense English blend, this is like a nice cup of tea in a world of iced skinny caramel macchiatos. I find it the perfect tobacco to smoke under the stars, and sometimes I can almost hear the sputtering engine from the little Hawker Fury on the tin, as it bravely limps its way over the horizon on its return home from a dogfight.
Tally- Ho!
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brogreggblues
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08/04/2012 |
Medium
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Extremely Mild
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Medium
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Pleasant to Tolerable
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| SL is not bad, but not great. Presby Mixture is smokier, Good Morning is tangier, Nightcap is pepperier. I find SL to be a plain, bland smoke with just a snap of pepper. And I'm not crazy about the ribbon cut. Hard to pack, for some reason.
Squadron Leader is probably too spicy for the newcomer to English blends, too mild for this Lat lover. I'd rather smoke Larry's Blend.
Two out of four stars, exactly 50/50.
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TW
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07/21/2012 |
Mild to Medium
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Medium
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Pleasant
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| A very easy to smoke, smooth non-aromatic/unflavoured traditional-tasting English blend, with a creamy texture to the smoke and just a hint of spice. The Virginias are dominant (though not in a hot, biting kind of way) with the oriental adding a pleasant note and the latika supporting rather than dominating.
An everyday, all day undemanding but very pleasant kind of blend, with nothing to say against it other than on open a fresh tin the tobacco is, as others have said, a bit on the wet side and benefits from being loosened up and allowed to air for an hour or two to dry it out a little. This not only makes it burn more easily and uniformly, but helps the flavour as well.
Maybe not a tobacco for when you want a full, distinctive blend that grabs your attention and holds it, but a good, uncomplicated pleasant smoke.
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scumbag
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07/08/2012 |
Medium
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Mild
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Medium
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Tolerable
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| This tobacco came extremely wet and will require drying. Puffing too hard will cause bite. The taste is that of a smoked jalapeno mettwurst slathered in hot deli mustard with overtones of vinegar and undertones of roasted bitter nuts and flowers. Exhaled through the nostrils causes a burning sensation. The flavors are complex but not terribly strong. Will be curious to see how this is once it has a aged a bit. 2.5 stars.
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(ln(-1)/i)pe
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05/22/2012 |
Medium
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None detected
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Medium
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Tolerable
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| Classic latakia blend. Not as sharp as Skiff or as robust as Commonwealth. A good all-day smoke.
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